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NYBOT Announces FINEX Euro Currency Index Margin Requirements

Date 12/01/2006

The New York Board of Trade® (NYBOT®) announced today that effective with the opening of business on Friday, January 13, 2006, the margin requirements for its new FINEX® Euro Currency Index (ECX, symbol E) are as follows:

New Years Message From Tokyo Stock Exchange President Nishimuro

Date 12/01/2006

Warmest greetings for the New Year. The securities market in our country is arriving at a turning point towards becoming a "truly profound market."

New Listing On Euronext: Sodiplan S.A.

Date 12/01/2006

Sodiplan was listed today on the Free Market of Euronext Brussels. It was the first IPO on Euronext in 2006.

NASDAQ Plans Common Stock Offering And Is Inviting Holders Of Outstanding Voting Trust Certificates To Sell Existing Underlying Shares In the Offering

Date 12/01/2006

The Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc. (Nasdaq: NDAQ) today announced that it is planning to conduct an underwritten public offering of its common stock. It anticipates completing the offering in the first quarter of 2006, subject to market conditions. NASDAQ plans to sell its own shares in the offering. Consistent with NASDAQ's previously disclosed intention to redeem its Series C preferred stock, NASDAQ currently expects to use approximately $105 million of proceeds from the offering for thi

NASD Board Names Future Successor to Chairman And CEO Robert R. Glauber Effective December 2006 - Mary L. Schapiro, NASD Vice Chairman, Will Succeed Glauber

Date 12/01/2006

NASD's Board of Governors today announced the election of Mary L. Schapiro as NASD's next Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, effective December 2006. She will succeed Robert R. Glauber, who will remain Chairman and CEO until December 2006. Ms. Schapiro is currently the company's Vice Chairman and President of NASD's Regulatory Policy and Oversight Division.

MicroFinancial Incorporated Moves From The NYSE to the AMEX

Date 12/01/2006

The New York Stock Exchange announced today that MicroFinancial Incorporated (the “Company”) – ticker symbol MFI – intends to move the listing of its common stock to the American Stock Exchange on Tuesday, January 17, 2006. The Company does not presently meet the NYSE’s market capitalization and stockholders’ equity continued listing criteria and was operating under an NYSE plan. The Company recently informed the NYSE that it does not wish to proceed with quarterly monitoring as required under

Macquarie London Exchange Investments Limited Offer Document

Date 12/01/2006

Click here to download the Macquarie London Exchange Investments Limited offer document.

LME Announces Record Full Year Exchange Volumes For 2005

Date 12/01/2006

The London Metal Exchange (LME) has today announced its annual volume figures for 2005. The results reveal another record year for the Exchange with over 78 million lots traded, an increase of 9.3% overall on 2004 figures. At today’s prices, total Exchange traded volume is worth over $4,500 billion.

Financial markets: Third Meeting Of The European Inter-institutional Monitoring Group

Date 12/01/2006

The third meeting of the Inter-institutional Monitoring Group (IIMG) was held on 20 December 2005. At this meeting, the Monitoring Group heard from a number of stakeholders closely involved in the Lamfalussy process. The meeting also focused on the main aspects to be covered by the first interim IIMG report. The Monitoring Group was re-established in 2005 (see

EEX: 2005 Best Year Of Trading Since Establishment

Date 12/01/2006

The European Energy Exchange (EEX) managed to con-tinue the positive trend in trading without any abatement and can now look back on its most successful year so far: A total of 602 TWh was traded on the EEX Spot and De-rivatives Market for power during the year 2005. This corresponds to an increase of 52 per cent compared to the volume of 397 TWh achieved during the preceding year.